National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 50 and Older
Active Aging Partnership
Active Aging
Partnership
Active Aging Partnership

Blueprint
Organizations
Blueprint Organizations

Aging and Physical
Activity Links
Aging and Physical Activity Links

Conferences and
Future Events
Conferences and Future Events

Open Bulletin Board/
Questions about
Physical Activity
Open Bulletin Board/Questions about Physical Activity

Public Information/
Aging Tips
Public Information/Aging Tips

Physically Active
Role Models
Physically Active Role Models

Media Section
Media Section

Publications and
Other Resources
Publications and Other Resources

Downloadable
Presentations
about the Blueprint
Downloadable Presentations about the Blueprint

Partner Links
Partner Links

New Active Green
Environments Project
Partner Links

Qi Gong and
Tai Chi Project
Qi Gong and Tai Chi Project

Aging Blueprint Graphic
Blueprint Steering Committee

The National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older became a reality in large part due to the dedicated work of the Blueprint Steering committee which consisted of members from the following organizations:
AARP
American College of Sports Medicine
American Geriatrics Society
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Council on the Aging
The National Institute on Aging
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Blueprint Overview

An explanation about the National Blueprint, its background, and its goals.

Strategic Priorities for Increasing Physical Activity

Blueprint partner organizations have identified 18 high priority strategies for increasing physical activity among adults age 50 and older.

Blueprint Mini-Grants

The National Blueprint Office has awarded funding to 20 community programs and coalitions that help midlife and older adults live active lifestyles.

News and Developments

The latest News and Developments related to Active Aging.

Publications and Other Resources

A list of resources and materials related to Active Aging.



Content for the Blueprint Partners Website is provided by the Active Aging Partnership, a coalition of organizations including the American College of Sports Medicine; AARP, American Geriatrics Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Council on Aging.

The site is supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Principal Investigator).

Photos courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Blueprint Grant Contact Information:

Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, PhD
Department of Kinesiology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
126 Louise Freer Hall
906 S. Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)244-7122, Fax: (217)244-7322
E-mail:blueprint@kines.uiuc.edu

The Blueprint Partners Website is hosted and supported by Human Kinetics